[ad_1] WASHINGTON DC .: A day after breaking his self-isolation at the White House for a trip across the country intended to indicate the country’s readiness to restart, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, received the news that one of his Office aides Oval tested positive for the …
Read More »Amazon deforestation increases
[ad_1] RIO DE JANEIRO: It hasn’t received much attention with the world focused on the coronavirus, but deforestation has increased in the Amazon rainforest this year, raising fears of last year’s record devastation, or worse. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached a new peak in the first four months of …
Read More »Allies despair as Trump abandons America’s leadership role at a time of global crisis
[ad_1] The US – usually at the head of the table helping to coordinate in global crises – has declined to take a seat at virtual international meetings convened by the World Health Organization and the European Union to coordinate work on potentially lifesaving vaccines. On Friday the US blocked …
Read More »First Indians arrive home after weeks stranded abroad | World News
[ad_1] Relieved Indians are arriving at airports across the country on the first flights to take home stranded overseas, and others are on their way on naval warships, in an extensive repatriation effort labeled Vande Mataram (long life to the homeland) mission. Photos from inside a plane landing at Chennai …
Read More »Early relaxation of the ECQ in Metro could cause 1,700 deaths in June, according to a study
[ad_1] TESTS. Frontline workers go through Covid-19 rapid tests during a community-based test in Sampaloc, Manila, May 8, 2020. Photo by Inoue Jaena / Rappler MANILA, Philippines – Researchers warned that according to the mathematical forecast, premature relaxation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) …
Read More »Barangay Mauway in Mandaluyong will go under ‘total blockade’
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Mandaluyong City local government is slated to place Barangay Mauway under “total closure” for two days after the increase in COVID-19 cases in the barangay and in the city. Barangay Mauway, which has the highest number of cases in the city, will be under total …
Read More »Relocated UFC 249 could ‘bring sense of normalcy to people’
[ad_1] (FILES) In this file photo UFC President Dana White conducts a post game press conference after the UFC 236 event at State Farm Arena on April 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Logan Riely / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) JACKSONVILLE, Florida— UFC President Dana White still …
Read More »Silver gives NBA players a roadmap for the future
[ad_1] RETURNS. LeBron James has expressed his desire for the NBA season to resume. Photo from Twitter / @ Lakers LOS ANGELES, USA USA – Adam Silver said Friday, May 8 that a decision on when the NBA can restart can come sometime in June, with the league looking to …
Read More »Vice President’s spokeswoman tests positive for COVID-19
[ad_1] HIGH OFFICE. Marc Short, Chief of Staff for US Vice President Mike Pence (lef) talks with Katie Miller, the vice president’s press secretary in this file photo. Photo by Doug Mills- Pool / Getty Images / AFP WASHINGTON DC, USA – The US vice president’s spokeswoman became the second …
Read More »UFC 249: Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje face off in the first major US sports even since coronavirus shutdown
[ad_1] “Ferguson vs. Gaethje will be one of the most violent fights you’ll ever see, I can guarantee that,” UFC president Dana White told ESPN. “They’re two of the best in the world, and the winner will fight Khabib [Nurmagomedov] for the title. Khabib will be back in September-October. “ …
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